Mórahalom
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Etymology
The name of the town originates from the sand dune of “Móra Halma”, which was first mentioned in 1729. The exact area of Móra is unknown, however, it is known that its eponym was the family Móra who come from Szeged-Lower Town.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
Mórahalom gained town status in 1989.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Growth of the settlement was due to the prosperity of local farmers who had utilized the “golden eyed” sand of the area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The total administrative area of the town is 8,311 ha. Its non-urban area is 7,857 ha, while its urban area is 454 ha with a population of 6,035. 1,587 of these inhabitants live in non-urban areas (farms).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
A 100.75 ha, agriculture-oriented industrial park was established near the town in 1997, housing 89 enterprises and employing 550 people as of 2015,[1] and 106 businesses and 696 employed people as of 2019.[2]
The first qualified producing and selling union was organised here.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Recently, industrial workplaces are being created through small- and medium-enterprise development programmes, the service sector is developing at a small regional level, and based on medical tourism a spa town has been established on the Sand Ridge region.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Chamerau, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Evje og Hornnes, Norway
- Template:Flagicon Fiumalbo, Italy
- Template:Flagicon Jimbolia, Romania
- Template:Flagicon Pievepelago, Italy
- Template:Flagicon Sânmartin, Romania
- Template:Flagicon Temerin, Serbia
- Template:Flagicon Uniejów, Poland
Sport
Speedway Maraton Salakmotor (B.S.K.) run motorcycle speedway events at the speedway track, 7 kilometres south of the city.[4] The venue is located at (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), adjacent to the motocross track which was run by the speedway rider Róbert Nagy for several years and hosted an international meeting between Hungary and Poland in 2013.[5]
References
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External links
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in Hungarian, English and German
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